Category Archives: Gaming

The Inevitable Monetization of Subclassing

Posted on April 29, 2025 by David K.

The well-known Elder Scrolls Online streamer, Alcast, has a writeup about the forthcoming ESO subclassing feature here: https://alcasthq.com/eso-how-to-prepare-for-subclassing/. He points out that you have to level a skill line to 50 on a class in order to unlock it for use … Continue reading →

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Elder Scrolls Online Subclassing

Posted on April 15, 2025 by David K.

Well this is actually exciting. Over and over, I see suggestions of how to fix “pain points” in ESO and Fallout 76 go unheeded for years and years, and then something gets announced that is better than any of the … Continue reading →

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Windows Bluetooth Power Saving

Posted on March 3, 2025 by David K.

I just “upgraded” my gaming PC to the latest big Windows patch, and wouldn’t you know it? They turned this infernal setting back on. Because of this, I have to get up, and remove a USB device, and plug it … Continue reading →

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What’s Going on with Xbox?

Posted on February 27, 2025 by David K.

It’s simple: The PC gaming market is “scavenging” Microsoft’s own console market. Why buy a console when another $100 can get a PC that would play games about as well, and still be a general purpose computer? Don’t get me … Continue reading →

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Steam and the State of Mac Gaming

Posted on February 26, 2025 by David K.

I have an M3-based MacBook Pro. Before that I had a MBP with an nVidia GPU. Before that I had a MBP with an AMD GPU. All 3 have been bad at running any games not 1) specifically written for … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Vault Dwellers!

Posted on December 30, 2024 by David K.

And what would a Summer be without grabbing a fishing pole and heading down to your favorite radioactive watering hole? No need to worry about finding out because fishing is coming to the wasteland this Summer and is angling to … Continue reading →

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Studio Director’s Letter: 2025 & Beyond – The Elder Scrolls Online

Posted on December 20, 2024 by David K.

ZeniMax Online Studios’ Studio Director Matt Firor talks about another big year for The Elder Scrolls Online and some of the even bigger changes coming to the game in 2025 and beyond. … We need to seriously address Cyrodiil performance. … Continue reading →

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Fine, I’ll Make My Own Forums

Posted on December 7, 2024 by David K.

With Hookers and Blow I was “actioned” on the Elder Scrolls Online forums. Again. What was snipped? The simple truth of the matter is that this is a 10-year-old game, and the architecture just won’t allow them to do things … Continue reading →

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Sweet Baby Inc. Employee Admits Goal Is “Burning The Games Industry To The Ground”

Posted on September 27, 2024 by David K.

A Sweet Baby Inc. employee named Camerin Wild, who claims to be non-binary, admitted that his goal is “burning the games industry to the ground.” Source: Sweet Baby Inc. Employee Admits Goal Is “Burning The Games Industry To The Ground” … Continue reading →

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Baldur’s Gate 3 boss blasts publisher “greed” behind layoffs | Eurogamer.net

Posted on March 24, 2024 by David K.

“It’s always the quarterly profits,” he continued, “the only thing that matters are the numbers, and then you fire everybody and then next year you say ‘shit I’m out of developers’ and then you start hiring people again, and then … Continue reading →

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